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opposite page: Pajdlhauser
does a trick called the
"pivot fakie" at the Los
Angeles Mall. this page: (from
top left) A skateboard deck
design collaboration between
Pajdlhauser's Birling shop and
its coffee roaster Little Victories;
artwork from his travels in
sketchbooks and on coffee cups.
A F T E R H O U R S
just sketching what's in front of
him and living in the moment. He
captures what he sees using ink
and watercolor, tools that are light
and don't take up much space.
"For me creating is relaxing—and
creating at work is not relaxing,"
he says, adding that for filmmakers
there's a lot of pressure, speed, and
collaboration which can be great but
can also be sometimes frustrating.
Sketching is the only time he gets
to do artwork for himself, with
nobody telling him what to do. "It's
meditative and healing," he says.
While each serves a different
purpose, Pajdlhauser's animation
work and personal sketching
go hand in hand.
"As visual development artists
working in animation, we require
strong observational drawing and
painting skills," he explains. "So,
it's something that we all do
in our spare time to
